The Western Visayas Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development Consortium (WESVAARRDEC), together with its cooperating consortia, is conducting its 2022 Cluster FIESTA in the whole month of April.
The cooperating consortia are the Western Mindanao Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development Consortium (WESMAARRDEC) and the Central Visayas Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development Consortium (CVAARRDEC).
The event is dubbed as the Native Chicken FIESTA with a theme “PADAYON: Sustainable Economy Amidst Pandemic through Native Chicken Technology”.
The virtual FIESTA which stands for Farms and Industry Encounters through Science and Technology is one of the banner programs of the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD).
For this year’s first-ever FIESTA, the focus is on the success of the Native Chicken Technology in the agricultural industry of the country. The Native Chicken FIESTA aims to provide a virtual platform to showcase, promote and disseminate the technology and commercialization of the Native Chicken.
Native chicken production can be a viable enterprise for rural dwellers. It supports the objective of ensuring food security at the family level. Being a truly Filipino genetic resource, it highlights cultural pride and supports the promotion of the tourism industry.